Smoke at Mexico City Arena

MEXICO CITY — The start of the Spurs’ game against Minnesota tonight in Mexico City has been thrust in jeopardy due to smoke filling the arena. Just after 7:15 p.m., an hour and fifteen minutes before the scheduled tip off at Mexico City Arena, power went off in half the building and smoke began to billow from what appeared to be a duct in the ceiling.

The cause of the smoke and power outage is unknown. Spurs players reported the haze, which smelled of burning plastic, had entered the locker room.

Players continued to warm up on the floor for about 20 minutes before retreating to the fresh air of team buses. More updates when we get them.